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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-07-22
Army Animals.

Captain Archer, of the Fifth Infantry.
was celebrated in "thc old army" for his
love of dogs and the number he pos
scssed. At one time, while stationed in
Albuquerque, N. NJ, his servant came
rushing down to the sutler store to re
port to him great misfortune. A wild
Texas steer had gotten into tho corral
where he kept his dogs and played sad
havoc with them. xiii any2" exclaimed
the captain. Eyes, sir; all bu. 80" re-
piled the servant.
Major Joe G. Tilford, Seventh United
States Cavalry, stationed in Fort Harkcr
In 1858, had an imported sky terrier,
Gyp by name, who was the prettiest dog
in tho army, on account of its ugliness,
and very intelligent. The major pridcd
himself on his well trained dog. and
spent no little time in educating him.
The major had a charming wife, unfortu.
nately very deaf. and his mother in law,
courtly lady Of the old style, lived
with him at tho time who was deafer
than her daughter. One morning, just
after reveille, the major was standing on
the back stoop of his quarters, when he
observed Gyp worrying some chickens
He called to the dog, and shouted again
and again, but the usually obedient
brute paid no attention; and the major.
in vexed tone OF voice yelled out
You Gyp, stop; can't you hear because
you are deaf like the rest of the familyT'
General Miles, when Colonel of the
Fifth United States Infantry, command.
ing at Fort Harker. had Cord on setter
named Jack, and which was given the
surname that made his whole desiona-
tion run among the soldiers as Jack
Miles. He was wonderfully intelligent
dog. Illustrative: Onc day when show
ers and sunshincs varied the 'indica-
tions," Jack Miles was trotting along
the sidewalk in front of Major Joe Til
ford's quarters. when he was attracted
by fluttcring hen, with abig brood of
chickens, on the front porch, apparently
is great distress. Jack Miles looked ut
tho agitatcd mother and around, and
finally percciving young chicken in q
waterbutt under spout leading down
from the porch, he reached over, took
the chick tcndcrly i'll his mouth, lifted
it out and deposited it on the sidewalk,
and trotted off with a wag of his tail, rs
much asto say, 81 am good Samaritan. !"
The hen came down off the porch,
gathered in the lately imperilcd ono OF
her brood and chuckled vchcmcntly her
thanks. y Omaha Herald.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-07-22
IIhu Some Lnhcs nre SILT

The cause of the sadness of some
American lakes IS too patent to require
many words of explanation. 1t is prob.
able that, when the continents werc
raised from the sea, the lakc-basins had
been already formed, and came up.
there fore, brimful of water. In the
northern and eastern part of the cont.
nent, where the supply from rain and
snowfall exceeds the loss by evaporation,
the salt, being con tinuously carried
away through their outlets, has become
so diluted as to be an imperceptible
quantity. In arid regions, as the Pa
cific slope and the country about the
Caspian, where the evaporation was in
excess of The supply, the water level OF
the lakes continuously sank until, on
account OF the diminished extent of sur.
face, the equilibrium of loss and gain
was attained. Hence tho exceed.
ing sadness OF Great Salt Lake.
the Dead Sea, etc. For n like
reason the water of the Mediterranean
contains more salt relatively than that of
the ocean. Evaporation exceeding the
supplies from the rivers and rainfall, il
requires constant current through
the Strait Of Gibraltar. The same Is
true of the Red Sea, causing like cur
rent through the Strait of Bah ell Man
deb. Other salt or brackish lakes
probably owe their sadness to the sup
plies from tho land. Water being the
most general OF all solvents, the rains
gather up the chloride Of sodium from
the soils and tho distinguishing rocks,
and where the streams fall into lakes
whose only outlet is evaporation, the
land itself must he q constant source OF
saline supply, and their waters must
become more and more salt, until
their capacity as solvent has been
reached
The Utah Basin must once have been
filed TO its brm with ocean water. Tho
outlet has bccn evaporation. The lake,
rcccding to IFS present level, has left
many evidences Of its former extent. -
II POI uiar Science Monthly.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-07-22

The chemist Of The Massachusetts
State Board of Health has recently an
aiyzed large number of SO called tenn
perancc drinks, and has found that all
OF them contain alcohol, one of them
containing as much as 4f.3 per cent.
Several Of them contain more than 40
per cent, and very large proportion
more than 20 per cent. One of these is
said by its manufacturer to be "a purely
vcgcta / extract, stimulus to the body
without intoxicating. 'Tncbriates
struggling to reform will find its tonic
and sustaining influence on tho nervous
system n great help to their efforts"
This preparation was found to contain
4l.6 per cent. of alcohol.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-07-22
The Feast Of the Bows.

In going through the streets Of Yoke.
hama writes correspondent from Japan
to the New York Pot, you will observe
lots Of flags and Of fish-shapcd banners
flying on top Of long poles. Some stats
have three or more Of these imitation
fish. The fish is the carp. rs think the
English name goes. These fish are flying
only in the compounds 81 families hay-
ing one or more male children. The flth
day Of the fifth month is a fcsiyity day
for boys as the third day Of the third
month is for girls Well, tomorrow j.
the day, but the fish have been flying for
week. They will not. however, be
found on the next day after the mcmora
bic fifth. Then again these familic7 PIT
up dolls Of some great warriors or states
men in the house, and usually give ban
quets on the fifth all the boys taking the
Ocst seats. Up to some ten years ago The
fifth day Of the fifth month was April
with boys toward girls, and girls avoided
boys presence rs far as practicable On
that day.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-07-22

situation is. and lot moro rubbish that
they ought to be ashamed Of"
John tried to speak, but his wife had
tho floor.
1T is only coward who would take
refuge in death add leave his wife and
children to fight the life of battle alonc.
"Aud right hero, John, want that
subject to ED forever. 1t is hard enough
to hive with man who is chronicslly
discouraged, but when he hints as get
ting out of it, object~
John Harris never again made any
vague and improbable threats. but took
the dilemma of business by both horns
and practically mastered it. Nor has
his wife ever heard him declare since
that evening that he was ga discouraged
man."-[Dctroit Free Press.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-07-22
4 Hcn,s Eonr ChfcLcna-

Ara Soulo Of Grant, Mimi d. noticed
recently th1t one OF his hens bal ceased
laying eggs, but was growing remark.
ably largo. Finally, after attaining
IN astonishing size the hen died. and
Mr. Soule was curious enough TO hold n
post.mortcm examination. lie cut the
fowl open and was some what astonisbcd
when four wcll-dcvelopcd spring chick
ems popped out AMI began struttinp
around the barnyard. lie supposes that
some trouble with the hons organization
had stopped tho cgress Of the eggs and
that the natural heat Of her body incu.
ba'cl C'. ca'rk,n germs.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-07-22

The Philadelphia Telegraph, after de-
claring that the double eagle is the only
piece issued from the United States Mint
which can be regarded rs crcditable on
artistic grounds, u9gcsts that the first
step to be taken in the improvement of
devices for our coins should be n legal
enactment authorizing the use, for that
purpose, of portraits of the Presidents.
This" says the Telegraph, "was pro-
posed at the beginning, but the idea
was not adopted, mainly because OF the
opposition of Washington, who was not
only modest man, but who had some
Eotion that the use of the Presidential
rffigy on the coinage savored of
monarchy" The same journal hazards
the prediction that 'thc interest and
numismntic value Of our coins will be
enhanced" by the use of Presidential
portraits and insists that our people
have outlived the prejudice on which
Washington's objection was based.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-07-22
The Thousand Islands.

If the islands and islcts still RENAME I
merely in their original condition, rs
rounded, dome-shapcd knobs, clad with
Pine and maple and Virginia creeper,
rising hump-likc in slow slopes from tho
wa'er's edge, they would still be ex-
tremcly romantic and picturesque. But
they are for more than this. The cease
,ss action Of the river ut their sides
aided by tho disintegrating frosts of win
ter, and the pressure of the icc-packs
when the lake ''brcaks up in carly
spring Exactly rs if it were an academy
for young gentlemen in the Easter hoIi-
days., has cut many of their edges into
steep cliffs, Enthusiastically weathercd, as
granite almost always wcathcrs, into
beautiful broken crags and pinnaclcs.
Thus the cliffs often spring sheer from
the surface of the water, worn by rain
and frost into quaint jutting shapes, and
with rare ferns and flowers and crcencrs
hanging out here and there from their
creyiccd hooks. The SUBMITS remain
Tor the most part smooth and polished
by the old icc-action; and the contrast
between their bald, round surfaces.
almost gray with age and iichens, and
the Jagged and rudy outline of the
more recent fractures, makes an ex-
tremely bold and effective element in
the total picture. The islcts arc also Of
every'imaginablc shape, size, and grouping
some of them big enough to hold two
or three farms, and others of them rising
solitary from midstream, crowned by
single waving stem OF Canadian cedar.
llcrc Is one, for example, mere bare
pinnacle of moldering rock; and here
Is another, a craggy little island. vet
covered with endless variety of timber.
whose dropping foliage hangs over the
bank and reflects itself pacidly in the
si!very mirror below Thus cluster after
u'ter passes before ones eyes, all fairy
Ike, green, and romantic, but all as in
hniiely varied in shape and contour as
intricate intermixture of rock and vepe-
tation, and land and water, can possibly
make them. - From Popular Science
Monthly,
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-07-22
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Lack Of desire is the greatest riches.
Life is short day, but IL is a working
day.
To what giilfs n single deviation from
the track Of human duties leads.
With the generality Of men policy is
much more powerful than principle.
How much better is the love that il
ready to die than the zeal that is ready
TO kill
sound discretion is not so much in.
dicatcd by never making mistake az by
never repeating it.
Envy, like q cold poison, benumbs and
stupciics; aud, conscious of its own inn
potance, folds its arms in despair
Covctous ambition, thinking all too
little which presently il hath, supposctb
itself to stand in need Of all which Il hath
not.
The primal duties shine aIoft like stars
the charities that soothe and heal and
bless arc scattered at tho feet Of man like
flowers.
To escape from evil, We must be made
as far rs possible like God: and this
resemblance consists in becoming ius
snd hoiv and wise
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-07-22

The object of greatest interest to visi.
tors at the Military Museum n Cover
nor's Island, New York Harbor, is the
stuffed remains OF Sheridan's famous
charger Rienzi, or Winchester. rs he was
rcchristcncd when he had carr ed Sheri-
Ian on his famous ride from Winchester.
twenty miles away" to Cedar Creek.
The remains were presented to the
museum by Gen. Sheridan with memo
rAndum, from which it appears that the
horse was OF Black Hawk blood, and was
foalcd at or near Grand Rapids, Mich.
While the Michigan Cavalry was sta
toned ut Rlcnzi, Miss, in June, 1862
Ulcers of the regiment presented the
horse to Sheridan, who was then their
Colonel. He rode this charger in nearly
all the engagements in which he took
part, from Chaplin Hills, October 8,
1862, to Appomattox Court House,
April o, 1865.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-07-22

The effect Of noise in hcightcning any
terror we may feel In adult years is very
marked. The bowling Of the storm,
whether on sea or land, is principal
cause Of our anxiety when exposed to il.
The writer has been interested in motto
ing in his own person, while lying in
bed, and kept awake by the wind out
SIDE, how invariably each loud gust o, IL
arrested momcntarily his heart. a dog.
attacking us, is much more dreadful b.
reason OF the noises he makes. -. Popular
Science Monthly.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-07-22

II is stated that 700, 900 acres or 90
per cent. of the available pine lands OF
this country lie within Wisconsin and
Minnesota. 1t will, therefore, readily
be seen that their lumber supply com.
prises ono Of the greatest sources OF
wealth of these two states. 1t is ac-
cording!y proposition that will hardly
be gainsaid that the preservation of this
source Of wealth is n matter of the most
vital Importance. Sd far from being
carefully guarded it is disappearing
with astonishing rnpidity.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-07-22

Mr.. Robert Hicks Monday OF Eng
land, who riprcsen.S syndicate OF
leading English capitalists, is on his
way to Texas and southern California
to inspect lands there offered for sale.
In response to questions propounded
by New Orleans reporter, Mr.. Mond-
lay said "My present mission ig. to SC.
cure, If possible, grazing lands that will
be Of the same temperature and charac-
tor rs those Of northern Arabia. Several
English gentlemen desire 20 try the OK.
pertinent on large scale Of rearing the
pure Arabian horse on American soil. II
IS said there arc portions Of lower Cali
fornin, Ariz ma and Texas where the
same characteristics Of soil and climate
ns obtained in Arabia my be found.
With thoroughbred stations and dams
it is believed a race Of horses can be dc
vclopcd that, under tho ju icious sys-
teE Of training now in vogue would OK
eel the original Arnbians in power, on
dunncc AMI speed. II stands 10 reason
that starting with tho same pure blood,
and given additional nutrition in tho
way Of varied grasses AMI vegetable
food, with more salubrioul climate
and a purr atmos pherc the breed can
not brit provo better than its original.
ara not dcprccltug your American
stock but it is the firm belief Of some of
the most experienced turfmcn Of Eng
land that The world has never yet seen
oli tho possibilities that lie in tho heel
Of q ;u Arabian Although thee is
some difficulty IN securing tic best
Arabian blood now. yet money will
place tho finest Of Arabi1's herds at tho
l.To ition Of those who can afford tho
price Improvements in transportation
OF late years havs been so great that
there is no trouble in having then
brought over to America safely"
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-07-22

NO Need 10 Take Care Of Himself
Sympathetic Friend TO johnson, who
about to depart for the pcnitcntiaryJ
- Won, old man, good bye. Take good
are Of yourself.
Johnson--Grcat Scott man, what's
'he uscf Amt the whole state going to
mke care Of INC for tho next three
yearsi-tWashington Critic.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-07-22

HigginsviIle, Mo-, has mathematical
wonder who doesn't know letter of the
alphabet or one printed figure from an
other, but who is wonderfully strong on
mental calculations, making them Off
hand. His name is Reuben Fields, and
he is 80 years of age. He claims that
his gift was given from heaven, and says
1t came to him suddenly when years
old. lie says the Lord made but one
Samson, one Solomon, and one Reub
Fields. To the one he gave strength
The other wisdom, and to himself mathe-
maticai instinct. He guards this in
stinct with the utmost care, and will not
answer questions unless he is paid, fear
ing that it will be taken from him should
he use it to satisfy idle curiosity.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-07-22
street Names In Mcrfcau c,,,c ,

Street nomenclature in Mexican cities
Is queer thing. In GuadaIaiara. for
instance, the names Of the streets change
every few hundred feet. All the saints
in the calendar and many out of IL have
a street or block named after them.
And as an agreeable contrast most prom
incnt statesmen and politicians arc SINH
larry L. noTcd. The principal street of
The City Of Mexico is known rs Gallo dc
San Francisco, but every ono OF its sew
cntecn blocks has special name of its
own. Some of these special names arc
translated as follows: Street of tho
Sacred Heart, Jesus street, Street of the
Love OF God, Heart Of Jesus street
John the Baptist street, Blood Of Christ
street, Crown Of Thorns street Holv
Ghost street. Mother of Christ street
p dy Of Christ street, Fifth Of MAY
street, and Street Of the Sad Indian. =
New York Tribune.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-07-22

Mrs. Grant has so far received from the
publishers OF General Grants Memoirs
nearly 100000. The work has q con-
1ta,t and large sale.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-07-22

Whenever you commend, add your
reasons for doing so; il is this which dis.
tinguishes the apprc baton Of man OF
sense from the flattery of sycophants and
fools.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-02
THE JAMEs.RIvER DAMS.
Com m issiOners to Hear Express
sions or Opinion from PeO-
pie Interested.

The following notice is published as
o matter Of interest to many Of tho
people Of the James-River Valley:
The undersigned commissioners, APP
pointed by TIE Board of Public Works
in pursuance Of an act OF the Legisla-
turo to secure the removal OF certain
dams in the James river and its tribu-
tsries, will meet at the following named
times ard places--to wit: At Maidcn's
Adventure dam on Tuesday, August
9, 1887. between the hours OF 0
A. NJ. and 12 noon /; at Pemberton's
station the same day between the hours
of II nooa and 3 p. NJ. ; at Tye-river
dam same day between the hours OF 3
z. NJ. and p. M. at Joshua-falls dam
on Wednesday, August 10th, between
the hours Of 8 A. NJ. and IL noon. On
Thursday, August 18th, the said COM
missioners will he at the several dams
between Lynchburg and Balcony Falls,
commencing in the morning at Lynch
burg. OnFriday. August 18th, they will
visit the dams between Balcony Falls
and Buchanan, commencing in the
morning at Balcony Falls. On Satur-
day, August 18th, they will visit the
dams on North river between Balcony
Falls and Lexington, commencing in
the morning at Balcony Falls.
Persons interested in the question OF
removing the dams, either as property
owners or as residents of the neighbor-
hood, are invited to meet the commis-
sioners at the time and places named
above, and make any suggestions
deemed pertinent upon the subject.
PAUL &. EDMoNDs,
II. ID. KIRKPATRICK,
w. ID. DABSEy,
Commissioners.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-02
The Mozart Last Night.

The 5S5th weekly musicate occurring
last night was enjoyed by barely a
bakers dozen of our citizens, but to do
this they had to brave the pitiless pelt-
ings of storm that drenched every
thing subjected to its influence and pro-
ceeded uninterruptedly before, during,
and after the performance. The enter
tninment was given nevertheless in its
entirety and in very admirable style;
1t is useles. to commend the efforts of
cur gifted home professionals COM
posing the orchestra. The soloist OF the
occasion was Miss Alice L. johnson, OF
McCaull's opera troupe. The lady has
a sweet, sympathetic, and powerful
voice. well cultivated and under per
feet control. She gave three numbers
with great acceptance. She is one OF
the most pleasing OF all the vocalists
who have appeared before Mozart au-
diences.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-02
Personal. and Briefs.

Mrs. Maggie Kobe, of Baltimore, is
on a visit 20 her mother in Richmond.
Miss Laura Y. Huntley, of this city.
is visiting relatives in Sco;tsyille and
vicinity.
The Ariel did not 60 down the river
Sunday afternoon on account OF the
bad weather.
Miss Mary Boie, OF north Eighth
street, has left the city to spend several
weeks at Mount Airy.
Mr.. John T. Nichols is temporarily
in charge Of the secretary's Office OF the
Christian Association.
Governor Lee and family left here
Yesterday morning over the Richmond
and Allegheny railroad for Dagger
Springs.
Mrs. Glover, of the Salvation Army
Corps. assisted by Mr.. Thomas Bethel,
conducted services at the penitentiary
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Phobe Hall ohiciated at laurel
Street Methodist church Sunday night.
The attendance was very large and the
exercises very interesting.
Miss louise Wyatt and Mrs Samucl
p. Mayo leave on the steamship Roa-
noke to-day for New York and Boston,
TO be abscntseyeral months.
Misses Maud Theresa Gill and Emily
John Moshy, of north Twenty-siXth
street, are solourniug with the Misses
Hutchinson, Of Ruther Glen, Caroline
county.
Meetings will be conducted at tie
Retreat for the Sicl, on the afternoon
cf every fifth Sabbath under the
auspices Of the Young Mems Christiln
Association.
The idea has been advanced that tn
want Of fresh water occasions the death
of so many fish in the reservoir lake.
The water, il is thought, is not turned
of often enough.
Mr.. James Il. Russell, of Henrico,
an ex-chaiTman OF the Democratic
party III that county, IS taxing the SUN
mer law course at the University OF
Virginia, and expects to begin practice
in the fall.
Rev. George Cooper. ID. d., pastor
Of the First Baptist church, leaves TIM
week for the mountains OF Virginia.
He will travel on horseback, will visit
friends on the way, and his osjectivC
point Will be Alton.
On Sunday Coroner Taylor was called
upon to view the body of a colored IN
faut found dead in bed in the housC
Az Ramcat alley. He was of opinion
that the child was accidentally suiio
Gated, and that no blame could be NJ
tachod to any one.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-02
Police Court.

The following cases were disposed
Of yesterday morning-Justics ID. G
Richardson presiding
Lester Thomas (colored), assault
Fined $3.50 and costs.
Catherine Kavenaugh, drunk ant
trespass. Fined S5 and costs, anC
security required for twelve months.
J. II. johnson (colored), drunk an(
disorderly. Fined $3.50 and costs.
Mary Thompson, drunk and disor
derly. Fined s. and costs.
Charles Harris (colored), assault
Dismissed.
Mary Duster (colored), disorderly il
the street. Fined s. and costs.
John Bennett, trespass and assault
Fined IS and costs.
William Wood (coloredD, assault
Dismissed on payment Of costs.
Eliza Jones (colored), drunk. Fined
80 and costs.
Lucy Jones (colored), stealing. Dis
missed on payment of costs.
Mary Jane Jones (colored), drunk
and dlsorderiy In the street. flneo
$40 and costs, and security required
for twelve months.
Annie Scott and Mary Price (botl
colored), drunk. Dismissed.
Ned Shields, contempt OF court
Fined 81 and costs.
Henry Savage, stealing. Dismissed
William Bullock, drunk. Attachment
issued for contempt of court in not ap
pearing.
NJ. A. Collins, drunk. Continued
until to-day.
Henry Williams alias Hunt and JohI
Thomas alias Thompson, assanlting ane
beating Policeman John II. Harris
Continued until to-day.
CASTOR Allard, vagraHcy. Orderes
- kaYs the eiiS " tEenty y-fOux hours